News and Notes

Birth Verification and Proof of Citizenship

ALL NY DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS

Time to start gathering the Birth Certificates of all your participants for the verificaiton of birth (VOB). In NYSAHA the verification of birth MUST be done for all participants that are 8 and under and all those that are playing on teams that are State and National Bound (TB). However we encourage you to send the birth certificates in for all your participants. Many tournaments are now asking to see rosters with all players verified. Once the verification is complete there is no need to redo the verification unless there is an issue in a future season. Send the birth certificates to your USAH registrar for your section to be verified or to District Registrar Tom Branden.

NY DISTRICT WEST SECTION RULE:

Birth and Citizenship Verification. Prior to roster placement and subsequent approval, a verification and affirmation of each player's birth certificate and citizenship must be completed by a USAH District/Associate Registrar. This applies to all youth and girl's participants and women's TB participants. The club registrar will submit the necessary documents to the USAH registrar to complete the process.

USA Hockey Registry 2017-18

CLUB REGISTRARS

USA Hockey Registry for the 2017-18 season will be available in mid-late July. If you have not completed the request for the USAH registry program for the 1718 season, you must sign into your current registry and complete the info in the “pop-up” window. You will be asked if you will be the returning registrar or if there will be a new registrar. There are exciting improvements with this years program. It is important that all club registrars read the NY Tech Bulletin as there will be changes to how teams will be created: classified, categorized and labeled especially for teams Tournament Bound. The Tech Bull will be linked directly to the USAH Portal. In the meantime enjoy the Fourth of July holiday and be watching for an email from USAH with your Registry access information.

We’re looking forward to a great hockey season. Thanks for all you do for your Program.

7 Americans Selected in the NHL Draft First Round

2015 NHL Draft Central

SUNRISE, Fla. — Seven Americans were chosen tonight in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft. Not since 2010 (11) have more U.S.-born players been selected in the first round.

Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass./Boston University) was the first American selected when the Buffalo Sabres took him second overall, while Noah Hanifin (Norwood, Mass./Boston College) was taken fifth overall by the Carolina Hurricanes. This marks the first time since 2007 that two Americans were among the first five selected.

The Columbus Blue Jackets made Zach Werenski (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./University of Michigan) the eighth overall pick, marking the first time in NHL Draft history that three NCAA players have been selected in the top-10 picks.

Kyle Connor (Shelby Township, Mich./Youngstown Phantoms) was the next American chosen when the Winnipeg Jets selected him with the 21st pick. Colin White (Hanover, Mass./U.S. National Under-18 Team) was selected 21st by the Ottawa Senators, Brock Boeser (Burnsville, Minn./Waterloo Black Hawks) was chosen with the 23rd pick by the Vancouver Canucks, and Jack Roslovic (Columbus, Ohio/U.S. National Under-18 Team) was taken 25th overall by the Winnipeg Jets to round out American choices in the first round.

All seven U.S.-born players selected tonight are current or future college hockey players, marking the most NCAA first-round picks since 2010 (7). In addition to all seven players having ties to the United States Hockey League, the only Tier I junior league in the United States, five players (Eichel, Hanifin, Roslovic, Werenski, and White) spent time with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program.

The 2015 NHL Draft will resume tomorrow (June 27) when rounds two through seven take place. Coverage will take place on The NHL Network and begin at 10 a.m. ET.